****An Amendment to the Solicitation has been posted due to an update to the PWS in Section 2.10*****
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, following FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offeror who submits a quote that (1) conforms to the requirements of the synopsis/solicitation; (2) that receives a rating of “Acceptable” on the Technical Capability evaluation factor; and (3) that submits the quote with the lowest total evaluated price (TEP), provided that the TEP is not unbalanced and is determined to be fair and reasonable. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or to make no award at all depending upon (1) the quality of quotes received and (2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable.
1. The solicitation number is F3G3CE4180A002. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). A Firm Fixed Price type contract will be awarded.
2. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05, effective 22 May 2024.
3. This combined synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a total Small Business set-aside, and the associated NAICS code is 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), Small Business Size Standard $19.0M.
4. Description of Services: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, material, transportation, administration, supervision and all else necessary to perform all operations to Replumb the Diesel Fuel Line at Building 2064 on Nellis AFB to meet NFPA standards. The goal of this project is to properly plumb both diesel lines running from the aboveground storage tank (AST) to the 50-gallon secondary containment inside the mechanical room. The Contractor shall provide a minimum of a one-year warranty for all piping and equipment installed under this project. The Contractor shall perform these duties IAW the Performance Work Statement (PWS).
For more information, please see: Attachment 1- PWS – 99 CES Replumb Diesel Fuel Line
Period of Performance: NLT 60 Days from Date of Award
Place of Performance: Nellis AFB, NV
FOB Point: Destination
FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Mar 2023)
REQUIREMENTS. All quotes shall include the following minimum information: Product Specifications, CAGE Code, SAM Unique Entity ID, Taxpayer I.D. No., Payment Terms, Discount Terms, Offerors Reps and Certs, Point of Contact, Phone, Fax, Email and Proposed Delivery Schedule. IAW FAR 52.204-7 and DFARS 252.207-7004 Alt A, prospective vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to contract award. Lack of SAM registration shall be a determining factor for contract award. Prospective vendors should visit the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov.com to register. To ensure your quote along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 10 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt of the quote prior to the offer due date and time.
(1) FAR 52.212-1, paragraph (b)(8), is changed to read:
(8) Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer.
(2) FAR 52.212-1, paragraph (c), is changed to read:
(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.
(3) In accordance with FAR Part 9, Contractor Qualifications, the Government has a right to retrieve past performance information through the Government’s past performance databases, Federal Awardee Performance Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). Any active exclusions will deem the contractor non-responsible, therefore, the offeror will not be eligible for contract award.
An offeror determined to have an unsatisfactory performance record will be determined non-responsible, therefore, the offeror will not be eligible for contract award. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.
52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (NOV 2021)
The Government will award a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation and is the lowest price, technically acceptable. This is an “all or none” requirement and will be awarded on one contract. Multiple contracts will not be issued. Vendors who do not quote the entire package requested will be considered non-responsive and their proposal will not be evaluated.
The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
Factor 1 – Technical
Factor 2 – Price
All proposals will be graded Acceptable or Unacceptable by (1) Technical, based on an Acceptable or Unacceptable rating; and (2) Price, in order of their price rankings, lowest to highest. Evaluations will cease once an (1) Acceptable technical evaluation and (2) lowest priced selected.
Factor 1 – Technical. Offers will be evaluated for technical acceptability. To be determined technically acceptable the Contractor shall provide a technical proposal that clearly meets the requirements of the Solicitation and demonstrates the Contractor’s ability to perform the services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).
Technical Questions being evaluated:
Does the proposal provide proof of a trained and active licensed journeyman licensed as an Underground Tank Installer in the State of Nevada and/or have an A- General Engineering License and a B license to perform the required work for this project?
Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings
Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings
Rating Description
Acceptable
- The proposal clearly describes an approach to demonstrate tasks will be accomplished in accordance with the technical questions being evaluated and the tasks as outlined in the Performance Work Statement.
Unacceptable
- The proposal does not demonstrate an understanding of the requirement. A demonstration of how the tasks will be accomplished in not clearly defined.
Factor 2 - Price. The Government will conduct a price evaluation of all offers, receiving (1) an Acceptable Rating for Factor 1- Technical. The Government will utilize an Abstract of Offers by arranging offers from Lowest price to Highest price. The Government will begin the evaluations with the lowest priced offer. Once a lowest priced, technically acceptable, and responsible offer is identified, evaluations will cease. The Government will evaluate an offer by the total price submitted for all labor and materials. Offerors shall submit a price list with their proposal, with a breakdown of all costs.
An offer is not complete unless all pricing has been submitted for all CLINs. Do NOT submit prices two (2) digits beyond the decimal point.
The lowest priced proposal receiving (1) an Acceptable Technical Rating will be awarded the service contract.
If only one offer is received, the Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to ensure a fair, reasonable, and realistic price. It is expected that the competitive nature of this acquisition will drive price reasonableness and fairness.
The Contract may be awarded to the offeror who is deemed technically acceptable and responsible in accordance with FAR Part 9.1, whose offer conforms to the solicitation’s requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by this RFP) and is judged, based on the evaluation to be technically acceptable.
The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award one (1) contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal shall contain the offeror’s best terms. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.
A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer shall result in a binding contract utilizing the offeror’s Acceptable proposal.
6. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
All questions must be submitted via email to Lisa Hallberg at lisa.hallberg.1@us.af.mil. The deadline for submitting questions is Wednesday, 24 July 2024 at 10:00 AM PST. Questions submitted after the aforementioned cutoff date and time will not be reviewed or answered. The answers will be provided by Friday, 26 July 2024 at 3:00 PM PST. All responses to questions will be posted to SAM.gov for viewing.
7. Proposals are due no later than Wednesday, 7 Aug 2024 at 10:00am PST. Only offers submitted electronically, via email, will be considered for this requirement. Submit offers to Lisa Hallberg at lisa.hallberg.1@us.af.mil. Please include the solicitation number, F3G3CE4180A002, in the Subject Line of the email to ensure prompt receipt of your proposal.
DELIVERABLES: At a minimum, Offerors shall provide the following with their proposal:
- Technical Proposal outlining how the work will be accomplished IAW the PWS.
- Price List with breakdown of costs
- Proof of an Active License IAW the Technical Factors
Offers that do not include a complete proposal will be deemed unresponsive and not considered.
Attachment 1- PWS – 99 CES Replumb Diesel Fuel Line_Rev1
Attachment 2 - Wage Determinations 2015-5593
FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)
This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):
http://www.acquisition.gov/
(End of clause)
PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
FAR 52.204-24 - Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021)
FAR 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022)
FAR 52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022)
FAR 52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Mar 2023)
FAR 52.219-1 - Small Business Program Representations (Mar 2023)
DFARS 252.232-7003 - Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018)
DFARS 252.232-7006 - Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (Jan 2023)
AFFARS 5352.201-9101 - Ombudsman (Oct 2019)
AFFARS 5352.242-9000 - Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Oct 2019)
